Jacobs reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(7,761 total reviews)
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Bob Pragada

90% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Jacobs has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,761 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Jacobs employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Servicios de construcción, reparación y mantenimiento industry (3.7 stars).

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8K reviews
3.0
Aug 27, 2011

A good place to work for the time that it lasted.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

High pay for the type of work. TYBRIN typcially higher management consultants that are experts in their respective fields. These consultants are in-house experts and provide management support to its government customers.

Cons

TYBRIN has sold itself to Jacobs Engineering and is being "emptyed" one by one. I left TYBRIN over two years ago to take a government position and I am glad that I did.

2.0
Aug 26, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Pay was comparable or better than other in industry. Great groups of people in many of the offices. Access to "non-normal" projects.

Cons

Total lack of understanding from just about all levels of management. The way they grow is by buying out smaller firms and then forcing their old, outdated and unorthodox ways of management upon everyone. No understanding of technology. Many of those making the call on the technology that users have access to or that is considered/forced to be the standard, have no grasp of what is or isn't productive. No "proper" sharing of technology. No open to new ideas, or better ideas.

3.0
Aug 24, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Jacobs is a large company that offers lots of opportunities to change jobs or advance your career.

Cons

The company is so aggressive in purchasing companies that Jacobs does not have a culture established (except for one that buys other companies).

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